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Israel arrests 16 year old girl who slapped soldiers entering her home

Posted on December 19, 2017December 19, 2017 By rayhanania No Comments on Israel arrests 16 year old girl who slapped soldiers entering her home

Israel arrests 16 year old girl who slapped soldiers entering her home Sixteen-Year-Old Palestinian Girl Arrested by Israeli Army in West Bank Village of Nabi Saleh December 19, Nabi Saleh, Occupied Palestinian Territories – The Israeli army arrested 16-year-old Palestinian human rights activist Ahed last night during a night raid at her home in the…

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Christian Fundamentalists and Evangelicals in the White House

Posted on December 19, 2017August 20, 2019 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Christian Fundamentalists and Evangelicals in the White House

Once upon a time being an Evangelical was about sharing the gospel [good news] that Jesus actually taught, such as Peacemakers are the children of God. During the reign of President Reagan evangelical became a matter of which lever to pull in a voting booth and Christian fundamentalism spread into the mainstream. Fundamentalists uphold belief…

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Open Letter to U.S. Navy ATTN: Richard V. Spencer, Secretary of the Navy

Posted on December 12, 2017September 25, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Open Letter to U.S. Navy ATTN: Richard V. Spencer, Secretary of the Navy
Open Letter to U.S. Navy ATTN: Richard V. Spencer, Secretary of the Navy

Author Phillip F. Nelson drafted an important Petition to Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer, calling for the APPEAL OF U.S. NAVY DECISION To Name a Navy Ship after President Lyndon B. Johnson. Nelson lists many reasons WHY a USS LBJ would be a slap in the face to every crew member of the USS LIBERTY,…

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It’s a God Thing About USS Liberty, The Guardian, Palestine and Vanunu

Posted on December 8, 2017October 30, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on It’s a God Thing About USS Liberty, The Guardian, Palestine and Vanunu
It’s a God Thing About USS Liberty, The Guardian, Palestine and Vanunu

Off Guardian was created by internationals weary of their comments being censored by The Guardian’s Comment Is Free Forum/CiF. Having been censored and blocked by The Guardian after offering UNCENSORED “30 Minutes with Vanunu” Israel’s Nuclear Whistle Blower, I quit reading The Guardian years ago. This reporter posted the following comment on an Open Forum…

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President Trump’s Audacity for Action

Posted on December 7, 2017December 7, 2017 By Abdennour Toumi No Comments on President Trump’s Audacity for Action
President Trump’s Audacity for Action

President Trump’s Audacity for Action President Trump’s decision killed the two-state solution and the MENA doctrine (Realpolitik) of the former Presidents H.W Bush and Bill Clinton. By Abdennour Toumi Eight years ago the political pundits and the rejectionist politicians made the story of then-President Obama’s first year in the White House sound like American voters…

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President Trump is the catalyst the Arabs need to force them to act

Posted on December 6, 2017December 6, 2017 By rayhanania No Comments on President Trump is the catalyst the Arabs need to force them to act

President Trump is the catalyst the Arabs need to force them to act In recognizing the Occupied City of Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel, President Trump is tossing the Middle East Game Board in the air. Middle East peace has been in a coma for 22 years since Israeli extremists assassinated Yitzhak Rabin and…

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Reaction to Trump’s recognition of Occupied Jerusalem as Israel’s capital

Posted on December 6, 2017April 13, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Reaction to Trump’s recognition of Occupied Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
Reaction to Trump’s recognition of Occupied Jerusalem as Israel’s capital

Reaction to Trump’s recognition of Occupied Jerusalem as Israel’s capital Here’s a round-up of some of the reaction to President Trump’s decision to recognize Occupied Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel: (Click here to read President Trump’s statement) Yuseff Munayyer, US Campaign for Palestinian Rights: “Trump is telling Israel that its current separate-and-unequal – otherwise…

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Official Statement by President Trump on Jerusalem

Posted on December 6, 2017December 6, 2017 By rayhanania No Comments on Official Statement by President Trump on Jerusalem
Official Statement by President Trump on Jerusalem

Official Statement by President Trump on Jerusalem Diplomatic Reception Room 1:07 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. When I came into office, I promised to look at the world’s challenges with open eyes and very fresh thinking. We cannot solve our problems by making the same failed assumptions and repeating the same failed strategies of…

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Palestinian leader Ashrawi warns Jerusalem move will end peace process

Posted on December 5, 2017December 5, 2017 By rayhanania No Comments on Palestinian leader Ashrawi warns Jerusalem move will end peace process
Palestinian leader Ashrawi warns Jerusalem move will end peace process

Palestinian leader Ashrawi warns Jerusalem move will end peace process December 5, 2017: Dr. Ashrawi: President Trump’s decision to move the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem is a fatal blow to peace and security Commenting on U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to relocate the embassy to Jerusalem, PLO Executive Committee Member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi strongly condemned…

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Corrupt Corrine Brown Sentenced to 5 years in Federal Prison for Fraud and Conspiracy involving a Sham Charity

Posted on December 5, 2017September 25, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Corrupt Corrine Brown Sentenced to 5 years in Federal Prison for Fraud and Conspiracy involving a Sham Charity

This former Candidate of Conscience for US HOUSE ran against the then incumbent Congresswoman Corrine Brown in 2012. This American learned I will never be a politician but I would persist to write about them. On Monday, former Congresswoman Corrine Brown (D) was charged on multiple counts of fraud and conspiracy and sentenced to five…

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MSN Repeats Fake News Regarding Mordechai Vanunu and Mossad

Posted on December 1, 2017August 20, 2019 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on MSN Repeats Fake News Regarding Mordechai Vanunu and Mossad

The Daily Beast on Tuesday and MSN online on Wednesday, published Gareth Browne’s “Wonder Woman’ Gal Gadot Gets Dragged Into a Real-Life Israel-Arab Spy Drama”. Gareth Browne is a “Brit in Beirut” who writes for The Daily Star, “Lebanon’s leading English-language newspaper [bringing] you breaking news and in-depth analysis on local, Middle East, and international…

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Peace Now opposes US Embassy move to Jerusalem

Posted on November 30, 2017November 30, 2017 By rayhanania No Comments on Peace Now opposes US Embassy move to Jerusalem

Peace Now opposes US Embassy move to Jerusalem APN to Trump: Don’t Transfer Israel Embassy to Jerusalem Washington, DC — Alarmed by reports that the Trump Administration is considering immediate action to move the US Israel embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, Americans for Peace Now is calling on President Trump to eschew this dangerous action….

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Interview with the filmmakers of “Holy Air”

Posted on November 30, 2017April 17, 2018 By rayhanania 2 Comments on Interview with the filmmakers of “Holy Air”
Interview with the filmmakers of “Holy Air”

Interview with the filmmakers of “Holy Air” Holy Air is a satirically sad and humorous look at Christian life in Israel. Movie review of “Holy Air” by writer and producer Shady Srour and Director Ilan Moskovitch. Arabic, English and Hebrew. Also a Podcast Interview with Srour and Moskovitch about the challenges of making a film…

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What Jesus Would Say @POTUS Trump’s Tweets and Retweets

Posted on November 29, 2017September 25, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on What Jesus Would Say @POTUS Trump’s Tweets and Retweets

On Wednesday POTUS Trump retweeted three anti-Muslim videos depicting violence by Muslims tweeted by Jayda Fransen, the deputy leader of the Britain First Movement. Britain First is a far-right ultranationalist group that purports to document Muslim activity across Britain and Europe. By Eileen Fleming Britain First formed in 2011 as an offshoot of the far-right, fascist party…

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UN to list businesses operating illegally in Occupied Palestinian lands

Posted on November 26, 2017November 27, 2017 By rayhanania No Comments on UN to list businesses operating illegally in Occupied Palestinian lands

UN to list businesses operating illegally in Occupied Palestinian lands The United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) is preparing to release a list of all of the businesses and corporations that are operating illegally on lands captured by Israel in 1967 in violation of international law. Despite Israel’s clever PR, companies that operate in the…

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Thanksgiving for Palestinians, Israelis and USS Liberty Veterans With HOPE

Posted on November 21, 2017November 21, 2017 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Thanksgiving for Palestinians, Israelis and USS Liberty Veterans With HOPE
Thanksgiving for Palestinians, Israelis and USS Liberty Veterans With HOPE

USS Liberty survivor of The Six Day War Donald Pageler, Palestinian Christian Authors, and Jewish Israeli BDS Activist exemplify HOPE in action for Thanksgiving 2017. “HOPE has two children. The first is ANGER at the way things are. The second is COURAGE to DO SOMETHING about it.”-St. Augustine By Eileen Fleming Donald Pageler survived Israel’s…

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Israel’s Damnation and Living Death of Vanunu Mordechai, Nuclear Whistleblower

Posted on November 18, 2017November 18, 2017 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Israel’s Damnation and Living Death of Vanunu Mordechai, Nuclear Whistleblower

Damnation is defined as the act of sending someone to hell or the state of being in hell. By the 14th century, the word ‘damnation’ was understood as being “condemned” as in a court of law. “Vanunu is a living death, a man who cannot leave the country who cannot speak to foreigners”-Avigdor Feldman, Israeli Human…

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McCollum introduces bill to protect Palestinian children

Posted on November 14, 2017November 23, 2017 By rayhanania 2 Comments on McCollum introduces bill to protect Palestinian children
McCollum introduces bill to protect Palestinian children

McCollum introduces bill to protect Palestinian children U.S. Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) today introduced legislation— the Promoting Human Rights by Ending Israeli Military Detention of Palestinian Children Act — to prevent United States tax dollars from supporting the Israeli military’s ongoing detention and mistreatment of Palestinian children. The full text of the bill can be found here. An estimated…

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